- Three suspects were subsequently arrested at the Man-O-War base in MOUAU following a police visit to the crime scene
Police in Abia apprehended three individuals posing as EFCC operatives who robbed students at gunpoint in Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike.
Acting on information received on Tuesday, the police discovered a four-man gang in EFCC uniforms robbing students at their residence, dispossessing them of phones and coercing a transfer of N120,000.
Three suspects were subsequently arrested at the Man-O-War base in MOUAU following a police visit to the crime scene.
She stated also that police recovered six stolen phones and the operational tricycle of the robbers from them.
Also recovered from the robbers were four EFCC jackets, two EFCC ID cards, one toy gun and four EFCC search warrants.
“Investigations into the matter are still in progress.
“Abia people are advised to be security-sensitive and to report any suspicious activity to the police immediately whether the suspect is in uniform or not,’’ she stated.